About Us

The West Firm, PC was founded by Lisa Y.S. West, Esq. in 2006. Prior to founding The West Firm, PC, Ms. West was appointed to the judicial bench twice - - first as a municipal court judge for the City of Atlanta and subsequently as a judge for the City Court of Atlanta. Prior to becoming a judge, Ms. West had tenures as a staff attorney for both the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. She also spent several years as a litigation attorney with private law firms in both Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Texas.

Ms. West is an honors graduate from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and is licensed to practice law in the states of Georgia and Texas. Throughout her practice of family law, Ms. West has represented a number of clients in cases that have garnered national attention, including Tameka Foster Raymond in her highly publicized custody case against her ex-husband, Usher Raymond. Ms. West has been an outspoken critic about the problems plaguing family courts in Georgia - speaking, writing and opining on the issue in a myriad of forums. She has also founded The Analytics Board, a non-profit company that obtains and analyzes data on issues relevant to family courts in Georgia and relevant to the issue of judicial recusal. Ms. West is working to effect change in the family court system through legislative action by providing testimony to a Georgia legislative committee, appealing certain cases on pertinent family law issues, educating the public and consumer on relevant family law issues, and assessing judicial incumbent election removal.

Ms. West has spoken to countless audiences about issues in family law and other legal arenas, including attendees of the premiere Divorce Corp. Family Court Reform Conference, a mid-year meeting of the State Bar of Georgia, seminars sponsored by the National Business Institute, select radio and television shows, and programs sponsored by various organizations. Ms. West is a prolific writer and strategic thinker, having co-created a nine-step program to overcome narcissistic abuse, as well as having co-written two books and a journal, and co-hosted a podcast on the issue. She has also written numerous publications about issues plaguing the family court systems in Georgia and around the United States. Ms. West is a certified professional life coach in the area of narcissistic abuse, and has earned Level 2 certification from Dr. Karyl McBride's Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers program. She has further earned course certification in both Narcissism and Empathy Deficits (PDR) and Mental Health and Illness (Alison). Additionally, she has earned course completion in Narcissism in the Law (The Professional Education Group).

Ms. West has taught as an adjunct professor of analysis and writing, torts, and equity at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as an adjunct instructor of legal research and writing at the National Center for Paralegal Training.